The Mature thread

[Donny]

Yes I find it fills them up and makes them very content.  I do spoil my pets.  Glad it's warmer for you though.   

yes i will be going out tonight with a friend for a 1 hour fast walk..he is recovering from a knee and calf injury. He runs marathons and does other extreme cardio events. However now he told me that at 58 he is getting more injuries and really has just started to train serious with weights to prevent more happening. now he will train the muscles with a good intensive programme.

[Donny]

you know as i get older myself i think about my training a lot deeper and injuries, does not mean wrap yourself in cotton wool but to know the safer ways to train. Today i have to Double up with Shoulders+Arms due to time constraints this week:

Tri-set
Scott Db shoulder press 4x10 (thanks Monty)
BB front press 4x10
bent over rear delt raises 4x10
Will be a fairly intensive workout and the scott press will make the front press burn like hell.

Barbell curls 3x8-10 superset with
lying ez bar extensions 3x10

parallel bar dips 3xmax superset with
close grip chinning the Bar 3x max

crunches 2-3 sets to failure

[booty]

yes i will be going out tonight with a friend for a 1 hour fast walk..he is recovering from a knee and calf injury. He runs marathons and does other extreme cardio events. However now he told me that at 58 he is getting more injuries and really has just started to train serious with weights to prevent more happening. now he will train the muscles with a good intensive programme.

Are you doing his programme for him Donny?

[Donny]

Are you doing his programme for him Donny?

he trains in a Gym here and i just gave him a few pointers on his training because he asked me. He told me the trainers at the gym only give a basic overview of exercises on your first visit then you are charged per session..

[booty]

he trains in a Gym here and i just gave him a few pointers on his training because he asked me. He told me the trainers at the gym only give a basic overview of exercises on your first visit then you are charged per session..

It sounds like they take you through the gym, an initiation and then you are on your own.  They expect you to pay for personal training sessions afterwards.  There are gyms like that here.  It's how they get members to pay for pt sessions.  Then there are other gyms and their memberships include programmes.

[Donny]

It sounds like they take you through the gym, an initiation and then you are on your own.  They expect you to pay for personal training sessions afterwards.  There are gyms like that here.  It's how they get members to pay for pt sessions.  Then there are other gyms and their memberships include programmes.

yes  and i said to him, use the Adduction/Abduction machine(s) because these are important too and the Gym owner said, "oh no these are only in the Womans training area" so you canīt use them. sorry but i do not agree this is only for women..he has to use the cable apparatus with an ankle strap..works too but not the same.

[Donny]

so my Training partner never turned up.. i hate when he does not phone to say he'll not make it.. anyway i had a good run, wrapped up well and really got a good sweat on. It was -11 outside so i kept a good pace going.

[AVBG]

I did entire back workout comprised only with different chinnig variation... 4x12 wide grip (palm fwd), 4 x10 vbar, 3x failure dhandle & 3x failure (palm facing) mid grip

[njflex]

delts
fr press smith x4
side laterals x3
bent rear laterals lying on bench face down inclined x3
uprights on smith x3
side laterals cable x2 no handle just cable hands at finish facing foward

traps shrugs fr and then 2x rear on smith 10/12 rep sets

calves standing calf raise 3 toe positions 8/8/8 each position 4 x around...

abs

put a new pic all together upper/lower..

[booty]

so my Training partner never turned up.. i hate when he does not phone to say he'll not make it.. anyway i had a good run, wrapped up well and really got a good sweat on. It was -11 outside so i kept a good pace going.

That's rude and unreliable.

[booty]

I did entire back workout comprised only with different chinnig variation... 4x12 wide grip (palm fwd), 4 x10 vbar, 3x failure dhandle & 3x failure (palm facing) mid grip

Good basic hardcore workout Alex.

[booty]

delts
fr press smith x4
side laterals x3
bent rear laterals lying on bench face down inclined x3
uprights on smith x3
side laterals cable x2 no handle just cable hands at finish facing foward

traps shrugs fr and then 2x rear on smith 10/12 rep sets

calves standing calf raise 3 toe positions 8/8/8 each position 4 x around...

abs

put a new pic all together upper/lower..

Looking good!!!!  You are very in proportion.

[booty]

Legs.

Barbell back squats x 5 sets
SLD's x 3 sets
thigh extensions x 6 sets
seated leg curls x 6 sets
seated calf raises x 3 sets

Floods have stopped here and moved down south so i will commence my brisk walking tomorrow.  Just giving it another day to get rid of all the water on the walking track.

[AVBG]

Good basic hardcore workout Alex.

Thanks.. Just training around a lower back injury

[Primemuscle]

Legs.

Barbell back squats x 5 sets
SLD's x 3 sets
thigh extensions x 6 sets
seated leg curls x 6 sets
seated calf raises x 3 sets

Floods have stopped here and moved down south so i will commence my brisk walking tomorrow.  Just giving it another day to get rid of all the water on the walking track.

The Pacific Northwest is on a warming trend. The good news is that it is warmer here. The bad news is that the rains have returned. I don't know what is better, cold or wet. Wet weather makes me feel colder sometimes then cold weather. I remember the good old days when I rode my bicycle to work in the rain and changed clothes when I got there. Back then,  once I got wet, I just went with it. These days when the only reason to get on my bicycle is for exercise , the decision to ride in the rain becomes harder to make.

I feel like my life is more focused on mental activities lately. I really could give a shit about how fit I look, which is a big change from previous times. Never-the-less, I know that to be mentally fit one must be also physically fit. At 68 years of age, I am thinking I will be around for another ten or fifteen years. I would like to think I have somethings of value to contribute to the world during the remains of my life. Clearly, the healthier I am, the more energy I have to pursue all that interests me.

Long story short, life has once again gotten in the way of me hitting the gym this week. I feel like such a failure. I know i have much to contribute to mature fitness and yet, week after week, I am not doing this. Well, in the words of Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With The Wind, tomorrow is another day.

[Donny]

I did entire back workout comprised only with different chinnig variation... 4x12 wide grip (palm fwd), 4 x10 vbar, 3x failure dhandle & 3x failure (palm facing) mid grip

Great workout and a good guidline for anyone who is unlucky to get a lower back injury...thanks for posting.

Looking good!!!!  You are very in proportion.

I agree njflex puts in some great regular workouts although working and 2 young Daughters to keep him busy...RESPECT !

Legs.

Barbell back squats x 5 sets
SLD's x 3 sets
thigh extensions x 6 sets
seated leg curls x 6 sets
seated calf raises x 3 sets

Floods have stopped here and moved down south so i will commence my brisk walking tomorrow.  Just giving it another day to get rid of all the water on the walking track.

your leg workout is one i would do too...i like it.

Prime..i was missing you on here.. you are a very likeable man... we hope you are around for at least the next 20 years...

[njflex]

Looking good!!!!  You are very in proportion.

thank you booty,,,i take the term bodybuilding /physique shaping seriously,,,everything in some sort of order,training,eating,sleep at least 6/7 hrs and i fall asleep within a minute laying down lol,,,my training is consistent and a wide array of exercises.movements,variations,rep schemes,with little rest betwwen sets i go partner goes and back ect,,,,,they vanity is something that is not great in excess trait but you have 1 healthy body given if it lasts at all at any age so why not if you love to take of it take it to the limits it could be,,,now training/eating/rest/take you far and 'natural'i use the term loosley supplements can take u only so farther ,then 'anabolics' are the closing deal to go to edge of the genetic limits breaks it,,,,all said and done if ur lucky to be peaked at 20,30,40 ect,,,thats great.i got lucky so far to achieve that,,,honestly speaking i did use steroids aged 19/23 few cycles nothing crazy but i did use,,,

[AVBG]

^ Great mature perspective, particularly when juggling family life and looking good all at the same time.

[njflex]

^ Great mature perspective, particularly when juggling family life and looking good all at the same time.

THANXS SAME TO U AS WELL,AND THIS CREW WHERE GROWING A NICE THREAD ,,DONNY WANTED IT AND STARTED It HE DID GOOD...

[Primemuscle]

thank you booty,,,i take the term bodybuilding /physique shaping seriously,,,everything in some sort of order,training,eating,sleep at least 6/7 hrs and i fall asleep within a minute laying down lol,,,my training is consistent and a wide array of exercises.movements,variations,rep schemes,with little rest betwwen sets i go partner goes and back ect,,,,,they vanity is something that is not great in excess trait but you have 1 healthy body given if it lasts at all at any age so why not if you love to take of it take it to the limits it could be,,,now training/eating/rest/take you far and 'natural'i use the term loosley supplements can take u only so farther ,then 'anabolics' are the closing deal to go to edge of the genetic limits breaks it,,,,all said and done if ur lucky to be peaked at 20,30,40 ect,,,thats great.i got lucky so far to achieve that,,,honestly speaking i did use steroids aged 19/23 few cycles nothing crazy but i did use,,,

You are not alone when it comes to steroid use. My doctor prescribed D-bol to help me gain some weight when I was in my late teens and early twenties. Now being a senior citizen, my urologist prescribed testosterone cypionate, which I was taking for a couple of years before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Although testosterone does not cause prostate cancer, once you have it, it accelerates the cancer's growth, which is why I stopped taking it. Now that I am cancer free, my doctor will prescribe it again if I decide I want him to. My energy levels were better when I was using the testosterone. Injecting test does get old after awhile even though I have no problem with needles. I was injecting once a week at a rate of .75 ml. This is nothing too drastic.

[booty]

Thanks.. Just training around a lower back injury

Injuries suck.  Hope it heals up quickly.

[booty]

^ Great mature perspective, particularly when juggling family life and looking good all at the same time.

X 2 That's what I love about this thread.  Everyone who posts in here is mature, level headed and is supportive of one another offering good training advice and encouragement.   

[njflex]

trip down contest lane,,,ages 22,23,27....

[njflex]

3 more sorry...

[booty]

Omg look at you njflex...wow!  Very impressive, you got conditioning down thats for sure and have a very good Physquie...Great legs!!!  

Edit:  Great everything, I just especially love your legs!